# Accident 19750823033462A: Luscom 8E, Long Beach, CA, August 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1975
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.8179° N, 118.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LONG BEACH (DAUGHERTY FLD) (LGB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8179&lon=-118.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2726K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2726K-2007-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 402 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76AL014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750823033462A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N2726K HIT FRM R REAR & ABOVE. BOTH ACFT LND OK.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N19130, Cessna 150L: [Accident 19750823033461A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750823033461A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX76AL014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL014), Aug 23, 1975: Luscombe 8E (N2726K), Long Beach, CA, minor damage

## Other reports on N2726K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770821025519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770821025519A), Aug 21, 1977: Luscom 8E (N2726K), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Mounting bolt forward strut of rt gear failed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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